Arm-rest device



C. J. SEILS ARM REST DEVICE March 26, 1929.

Filed March 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR 'brisfi an J Sails 617M;)7 fl ATTORNEY March 26, 192 9. c. J. SEILS ARM REST DEVICE Filed March15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Ghrisi'im ,66115 BY 6W0: W/flt'ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 26, 1929.

UNITED-"STATES onms'rmn J. sans, or connwa'rnn, MICHIGAN;

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The present inventiorirelates to arm rests; and its object is,generally, to provide animproved device adapted to be appliedto anautomobile for the purpose of supporting an,

arm of the driver thereof; and further, to provide such a device havingimproved means for adjusting it to the needs and convenience of thedriver; and further, .to provide im-' proved means whereb the device,may automatically adapt itself and its various parts to thedriversmovements in guiding the automobile; and further, to provide sucha device which may be readily moved to a compact position when not inuse. L

pearing are attained by, and the invention finds preferable embodimentin, the structure hereinafter particularly described in the body of thisspecification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings,-in which:-

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the forward portion of the interiorof an automobile to which my arm rest device is applied;

Figure 2 is a rear view of the device, certain parts being shown incentral vertical section; i

' Figure 3 is aview of portions of'the same,

certain parts being shown in section taken on line 3-43 of Figure 2; p Y

'30 Figure 4 is a rear view of the device in folded or unused position;1

Figure 5 is a face view of the upper portion of the mounting means forthe device; and

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the arm-sup- I f only capable ofbeingreadily changed to and go porting member thereof.

-'llhe arms of drivers of automobiles are lia bleto become weary after along drive; and

it is the object of t i 7 this by supporting the drivers arm in a rest-40. 'lllg' PDSltlOD. &

In Figure the interior of the left-hand 'side of an automobile, in,aposition to support the drivers left arm. The arm-supporting member orarm rest itself of my device is a plate 1 which is in approximatelyhorizontal position when in use as seen in Figures 1 and 2, with itsslightly concave side upward. Thismember 1 is carried on the inner sideof the left hand wall or door 2 of the automobile andbythe followingmeans: a base member 3'is secured as b screws 4 to the automobile andhas a vertical bearing 5 in which turns the'journal portion 6 of an arm7 havin at its free end a vertical bearing 8 in whic an elongated Theseand any other objects hereinafter ap-- s invention to minimise movementsin driving.- 1

The arm rest 1 may be vertically positioned I 1 mydevice is shownapplied-to as may be desired by slidingthe rod, or elon-.;

, Application filed amen 15, 1928. Serial No: 261,774.

meinberthe*rod 9 turnsand is adjustably I 1 held in desired verticalposition by the spring 7 latch 10-engagingin any of the annular re-.cesses 11 of this rod. The said elongated member 9,carries at its upperendthe socket 12 i i of a ball and socket joint, such socket being openbelow to receive the ball 1313f said joint, 7 this ball being formed onthe lower endof theelongated element 14 projecting upward lythrough theslot 15 in said socket, such slot extending in the longitudinaldirection of the automobile. 'A' coiled spring'ltipresses this ballupwardly into the socket, and yieldingly resists or cushions thedownward movement ofthe balland said element 14. On the upper end ofthis element 14 the arm rest. 1 is turnably mounted, a pivot' pin 17passing through the downwardly extending lugs 18- of the arm rest 1 andthe upper end of said ele; ment 14. When in the position of use (shown,75

.in Figure 1 and in solid lines in Figure 2) the arm rest 1 is heldagainst turning in one di- 1 I rection about the pivot pin 17 by a stoparm 19 J of the element 14; but when the device is not in use, the armrest may be turned about said pivot and away from said stop, andthe arm7 i may be swung toward the wall or door 2 of the automobile, toposition the device closely, to said wall as shown in Figure 4.Thedevice is yieldingly held ipthis position-of nonuse' by B the lug 20of the arm '1 seating in the recess 21 of the base 3 and yieldingly heldthereifi by the spring 22. I

,It will be seen that this device is thus not from a position of use,but when in such'pohaving been thus adjusted, adapts itself to hisvertical lane extendingtin the automobiles I longitudmal'direction b'reason'of the slidmg movement of said ement 14 in the slot 15, in whichmovement said element is ided by the sides of the slot; furthermore, earm I rest may be tilted about the pivot pin 1 7 as ,seen in dottedlines in Figure 2 but is held 4 from oppositely tilting by the stop 19.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not tobe limited to' or by details of construction of the particularembodiment thereof illustrated by the'drawings or hereinbeforedescribed.

I claim: e 1. ,A device of the class described comprisiing'a base memberadapted tobe mounted on ,an automobile door, a vertically disposedbearing on said base member,'an arm havmg one end pivotally mounted insaid bearmg and the other end thereof extending transversely andhorizontally swingable with, re-

spect thereto, a vertically disposed bearing on said swingable arm end,an elongated shank member rotatably and axially slidable in said armbearing, a plateadapted to serve as an arm rest and joint membersbetween said plate and said shank for permitting said arm rest plate tobe rocked relatively to said shank.

21A device of theclass described comprising a base member adapted'toi bemountedon an automobile door, a vertically disposed bearing on said basemember, an arm having one end pivotally mounted in said bearing andtheother end thereof extending transversely and horizontally swingablewithrespect thereto, a vertically disposed bearing on said swingable armend, an elongated shank member rotatably and axially slidable in saidarm'bearing, a plate adapted to serve as an arm rest and ]oint membersbetween said plate and said shank for permitting said arm rest plate tobe rocked in more than one plane relatively to said shank. f

3. A device of the class described comprising a base member adapted tobe mounted on an automobile door, a vertically disposed bearing on saidbase member, an arm having one end pivotally mounted in said bearing aand the other end thereof extending transversely and horizontallyswingable with respect thereto, a verticallydisposed bearing on saidswingable arm end, an elongated shank member rotatably and axiallyslidable in said arm bearing, a plate adapted to serve as an arm rest,amember pivotally mounted on the under side of saidplate and ointmembers between said pivotally-mounted mem- ,-ber and said shank forpermitting said arm rest plate to be rocked relatively to said shank. vY

- 4. A device of the class described comprising a base member adapted-tobe mounted on an automobile door, a vertically disposed bearing on saidbase member, an arm having one end pivotally mounted insaid bearing andthe other end thereof extending transversely and horizontally swingablewith re-' CHRISTIAN J. smLs.

